Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't
- Beschrijving
- I know I feel guilt at the number of works I feel I ought to have read, but haven't quite managed to get round to yet... Well, let's try to prioritise!
1
30,507 leden
449 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 2
Score 326.11
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 10:17 AM
- 106 Members
- Only2rs, bookwoman84, ABVR, hipdeep, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, SqueakyChu, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, eromsted, Rtrace, cpg, Scorbet, mybookshelf, foggidawn, Ragnell, ghilbrae, lahochstetler, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, ScarySquirrel, bell7, Smiler69, chgstrom, otterlake, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, amanda4242, sundancer, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, cathyta, ncgraham, ukh, Percevan, perennialreader, citybird, souloftherose, 2wonderY, Cindy1954, Simone2, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, electrice, tjsween, Himalmitra, fuzzi, gypsysmom, al.vick, SkuldOMG, FancyHorse, Elizabeth088, james.proffitt, Jacqklueh, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, jnmlkr901, morgandgarcia, Arrashid7, banana4thelord, christianromney, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Ares14, seanogui, dianeham, blancosa, Saxon451, RodgerA, spiderlily, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, mcountr, electricgoddess1993, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, IreneDeTogni, KrystalSheppard, gunarss, tjtjtjtj, scstubbs, bookthief07, DianaInSydney,Edward ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,karamazow ,CVido ,courtneyp93 ,lsah ,pkloza ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : Read enough to know I don't want to finishManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
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door George Orwell
81,918 leden
1,270 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 10
Score 213.08
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 03:57 AM
- 98 Members
- Aquila, ABVR, waitingtoderail, gennyt, rosalita, wordswordswords, conceptDawg, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, jmnlman, kageeh, Rtrace, mybookshelf, pamelad, ghilbrae, booksinbed, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, antqueen, pmdean, Zylphan, jefbra, bell7, m_island, karamazow, amanda4242, deldevries, birder4106, Matke, sturlington, flips, cathyta, brenzi, BekkaJo, fundevogel, ukh, Percevan, ridgididge, briarhills, nik61, canantopaloglu, CVido, Bici47, HMHbooks, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, jaysbooks, ahef1963, bcrowl399, Carmen_13, EElsen, LesleyAshton, Peace2, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, Arrashid7, Laura1124, kristilabrie, banana4thelord, Chirules, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Saxon451, misfortune317, kierstens, spiderlily, merriqat, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, hrd666dri, thamara.abrao, Sisif, mcountr, readerdad, steller0707, CharlesTheB, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, MyFathersDragon, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton, zombiecat, jarcipreste,Edward ,lorax , ,eromsted ,_Zoe_ ,cpg ,Illiniguy71 ,SilentInAWay ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,EmScape , ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,auntSteelbreaker ,electrice ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- amanda4242: An important book, but I'll probably never read it again.sturlington: Everyone should read at least once.electrice : readManWithAnAgenda : Read.MyFathersDragon: It is a classic so I thought I should read it.
3
door Leo Tolstoy
28,836 leden
457 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 1
Score 486.31
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
- 139 Members
- timspalding, AntiLeah, lorax, hailelib, ABVR, WalkerMedia, rosalita, wordswordswords, staffordcastle, anglemark, tiddleyboom, _Zoe_, cpg, Scorbet, mybookshelf, foggidawn, pamelad, Ragnell, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, spounds, sarahemmm, varielle, worcester, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, europhile, pmdean, Aninja, EmScape, bell7, Smiler69, chgstrom, otterlake, icre8dstny, karamazow, andejons, sjmccreary, redsox0407, quigui, crazy4reading, Matke, flips, cathyta, ncgraham, StephenBarkley, ukh, Percevan, susiesharp, perennialreader, citybird, Tigardite, souloftherose, Kodibear, ridgididge, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, electrice, John_Vaughan, TrulyAragorn, bwtsang, fuzzi, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, techbearable, al.vick, SkuldOMG, FancyHorse, gpaul, pewterbreath, Haleyann44, linlef, LesleyAshton, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, dwightie, yavien, morgandgarcia, Randall.Parr, VictoriaLynn, tquine9, karlaniii, Arrashid7, Laura1124, chukche, ramsesiii, linnzsue, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, dianeham, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, blancosa, lsah, Saxon451, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, JMK2020, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, Sisif, Jonas.Pieters, ManWithAnAgenda, DreamEaterLibrary, GrimFiend1977, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, Jahhnavi, emily-judith, Tyler_DDurden, KrystalSheppard, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MyFathersDragon, tjtjtjtj, rafaelmc, CarolynBurke7, MaureenONeill, bookthief07, DianaInSydney, Mama_Smurf, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,peterdj ,pkloza ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- Randall.Parr: I would really like to read this book. Okay. thanks.Arrashid7: I read btw. high school and college. Got me hooked on more Russian lit.
4
door James Joyce
24,070 leden
377 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 11
Score 210.72
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
- 86 Members
- timspalding, AntiLeah, ABVR, gennyt, benfulton, hipdeep, wordswordswords, anglemark, tiddleyboom, kerry1897, evilmoose, Rtrace, mybookshelf, paradoxosalpha, pamelad, Ragnell, lahochstetler, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., europhile, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, EmScape, Zylphan, Smiler69, icre8dstny, crazy4reading, SylviaC, jerry-book, Myrrha, Matke, cathyta, auntSteelbreaker, jyssco, Percevan, citybird, ridgididge, mousse, cc9, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Kristelh, rretzler, BlueSkies305, Tess_W, JqnOC, bwtsang, gypsysmom, ahef1963, elia1168, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Laura1124, banana4thelord, christianromney, oires, ramsesiii, linnzsue, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, blancosa, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, spiderlily, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CharlesTheB, GrimFiend1977, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, scstubbs, DianaInSydney,eromsted ,cpg , ,prosfilaes ,aulsmith ,sjmccreary , ,peterdj ,suitable1 ,nlgeorge ,lsah ,
- Verklaringen
5
door Bram Stoker
35,403 leden
624 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 22
Score 152.37
Toegevoegd 2012-02-19, 01:07 PM
- 76 Members
- bookwoman84, benfulton, kerry1897, eromsted, mlfhlibrarian, Rtrace, jain, mybookshelf, foggidawn, longway, pamelad, SilentInAWay, SimoneA, BookWallah, varielle, europhile, dhm, Zylphan, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, PatsyMurray, sturlington, cathyta, brenzi, fundevogel, auntSteelbreaker, Percevan, briarhills, Cindy1954, CVido, Beorn_se_Bacaire, Bici47, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, BlueSkies305, Himalmitra, fuzzi, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Marleen_Cloutier, elia1168, FancyHorse, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, Laura1124, christianromney, hudzilla55, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, courtneyp93, Evelyn_Lilly_317, mmseiple, Zaeynab, kierstens, HollieKirt, TwinDaddy, RachelKirk, CTyner, hrd666dri, rjbd, mcountr, TeriAndersonNeedham, TaraJohnson, Tyler_DDurden, MaureenONeill, ArayaK, zombiecat,Edward , ,aulsmith ,ukh ,electrice , ,Peace2 ,lsah ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- electrice : read in 2014JalenV: I read it because I was a fan of the original "Dark Shadows" soap opera. I've read it twice.ahef1963: Re-read via audiobook. It drove me crazy.ManWithAnAgenda : Read, enjoyed.
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door Victor Hugo
26,262 leden
338 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 16
Score 182.58
Toegevoegd 2012-02-10, 10:28 AM
- 76 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, conceptDawg, tiddleyboom, cpg, mybookshelf, longway, jamesabg, SimoneA, fivetoedsloth, almigwin, lwbooklover, varielle, .Monkey., antqueen, thorold, europhile, Zylphan, Smiler69, stellarexplorer, sjmccreary, jerry-book, cathyta, jyssco, Percevan, Kodibear, ridgididge, briarhills, cc9, Cindy1954, CVido, Bici47, Dunord, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, John_Vaughan, tjsween, Himalmitra, cej1027, gypsysmom, elia1168, matthewmason, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, bcrowl399, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, Liivin, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Arrashid7, christianromney, mattmcmahon, linnzsue, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, seanogui, courtneyp93, mmseiple, lsah, Zaeynab, RodgerA, kierstens, spiderlily, MargaretD1, TwinDaddy, CharlesTheB, TaraJohnson, gerggerggerg, MyFathersDragon, valeriepatton, jarcipreste,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith
- Verklaringen
- aulsmith : I tried 5 times and finally gave up.MyFathersDragon: I thought I should read it because it is a classic.
7
door Leo Tolstoy
38,452 leden
627 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 3
Score 273.99
Toegevoegd 2012-01-09, 08:22 AM
- 101 Members
- timspalding, AntiLeah, Only2rs, ABVR, rosalita, wordswordswords, tiddleyboom, _Zoe_, cpg, mybookshelf, pamelad, Ragnell, booksinbed, SimoneA, smcwl, almigwin, lwbooklover, .Monkey., antqueen, AnnaClaire, pmdean, Aninja, dhm, bell7, otterlake, stellarexplorer, icre8dstny, karamazow, sjmccreary, amanda4242, redsox0407, peterdj, crazy4reading, deldevries, artturnerjr, cathyta, brenzi, ncgraham, jyssco, Percevan, susiesharp, perennialreader, bacbaby, Kodibear, ridgididge, canantopaloglu, Cindy1954, CVido, bw94612, Bici47, Dunord, Dehinde, eclecticdodo, nlgeorge, rretzler, BlueSkies305, JqnOC, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, Shutzie27, raperper, AmourFou, flying_monkeys, NinieB, linlef, james.proffitt, FlorianKarpfinger, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, Arrashid7, Chirules, christianromney, linnzsue, December7, TheUndergroundMan000, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, blancosa, lsah, RodgerA, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, kierstens, spiderlily, JMK2020, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, Sisif, mcountr, steller0707, dkarenart, TaraJohnson, emily-judith, Tyler_DDurden, gerggerggerg, gunarss, MaureenONeill, scstubbs, FinleyBlackGold, DianaInSydney, ,eromsted ,SilentInAWay ,electrice , ,courtneyp93 ,CharlesTheB
- Verklaringen
- electrice : read in 2013, excellent
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door Alan Moore
19,150 leden
494 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 260
Score 8.73
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:08 PM
- 14 Members
- kerry1897, Rtrace, SilentInAWay, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, electrice, gypsysmom, Shutzie27, ahef1963, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, MaureenONeill,Edward ,cpg ,Percevan ,cej1027 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ahef1963: Wonderful. So many layers.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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door J. R. R. Tolkien
94,317 leden
1,189 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 136
Score 31.6
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:11 PM
- 30 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, Rtrace, booksinbed, varielle, Zylphan, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, jyssco, perennialreader, JerryMmm, electrice, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, readerdad, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,eromsted ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,Percevan ,Simone2 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
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door J. R. R. Tolkien
50,365 leden
450 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Algemene Rangorde 107
Score 42.03
Toegevoegd 2012-07-31, 01:11 PM
- 35 Members
- Aquila, Rtrace, varielle, pmdean, jefbra, m_island, icre8dstny, sjmccreary, amanda4242, deldevries, sturlington, cathyta, jyssco, perennialreader, JerryMmm, canantopaloglu, Simone2, Beorn_se_Bacaire, JalenV, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, james.proffitt, mspixieears, jnmlkr901, IsabelJacobson, Laura1124, nedhyu, dljones442, JohnMB, Saxon451, IllsleyFamilyLibrary, TeriAndersonNeedham, MaureenONeill, valeriepatton,Edward ,cpg ,SilentInAWay ,aulsmith ,peterdj ,Percevan ,electrice ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- electrice : not a single bookJalenV: Asked for and got a paperback set as one of my high school graduation presents (1972). I admit it's The Fellowship of the Ring that I have reread most often.ManWithAnAgenda : Read.
